Raf Simons AW2001 D-Ring Bondage Coat

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Raf Simons AW2001 D-Ring Bondage Coat

750.00

AW2001’s Riot Riot Riot was in many ways Raf’s version of Dylan going electric. It created a schism — there was what had came before, and what was to be. Gone were the callbacks to schoolboys of yesteryear, the sharp turtlenecks with high-arm holes and dagger collar shirts. Left in their place was something sinister: Models leering in oversized knits, references to Richey Edwards and David Bowie and Peter Murphy. Faces obscured and bodies draped in massive fostex bombers. In his reemergence from a one-season sabbatical, Raf established a visual and thematic lexicon that would guide his forthcoming seasons: Virginia Creeper, Closer, Consumed — seasons that to this day serve as a shorthand for Raf’s finest work.

This coat is done a regal, east-coast boarding school-esque maroon outer, and is finished with a ribbed letterman hem. These draw a stark and evocative contrast from the bondage straps and D-Rings that affix the body.